Acts 27:38

The Shipwreck

37In all, there were 276 of us on board.38After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

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Berean Standard Bible
After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
American Standard Version (1901)
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
Bible in Basic English
And when they had had enough food, they made the weight of the ship less, turning the grain out into the sea.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea.
Free Bible Version
Once they'd had enough to eat, the crew made the ship lighter by throwing the supplies of wheat overboard.
Geneva Bible 1599
And whe they had eaten ynough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
King James (Authorized) Version
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
Plain English Version
Everyone ate as much as they wanted, then they threw all the bags of food out of the ship into the sea, and that made the ship a bit lighter.
Translation for Translators
When everyone had eaten as much as they wanted, they threw the grain that the ship was carrying into the sea, and this made the ship lighter.
Unlocked Literal Bible
When they had eaten enough, they made the ship lighter by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
Noah Webster Bible
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast the wheat into the sea.
World English Bible
When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
Young's Literal Translation
and having eaten sufficient nourishment, they were lightening the ship, casting forth the wheat into the sea.